For some reason a timer doesn't work on my lighting system. The way I usually turn the lights on required me to hold down the button for a couple of seconds. I am guessing this is why a timer doesn't work. Are there any suggestion on how i can fix this problem?
turning on fluorescent light
- Thread starter gersheff
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How good are you at wiring? You can run down to the hardware store and pick up a little quick-start condenser.
Yup, you need a starter. Basically what you do when you hold down the button is you allow a flow of electricity to begin exciting the phosphors in the tube, then once they've warmed up, the light will fire up. A starter basically allows a trickle of electricity through all the time to keep the phosphors ready, in a manner of speaking.
I don't think so, it just sneaks in between the ballast and the bulb. I think that there's a wiring diagram on thekrib site. I'll try to find it.
There it is:
http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/auto-start.html
There it is:
http://www.thekrib.com/Lights/auto-start.html